Luggage carrier



R. H. PRICHARD.

, LUGGAGE CARRIER.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 21, m9.

Patented June 20, 1922.

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UNITED stares ROBERT H. PRICHARD, OF

Application filed July 21,

easily attached to or detached from the running board of an automobile.

In the drawings forming a part of this application Fig. 1 is a side elevation of an automobile equipped with my carrier.

Fig. 2 is an enlarged side view of the carrier with a portion of the running board detached.

Fig. 3 is an end view of Figure 2.

Fig. 4 is a section on the line l4 of Figure 2.

Referring to the drawings 5 is a metal lazy tongs which forms the main body portion of my carrier. At the ends and intermediate thereof the lazy tongs is secured to U-shaped metal bars 6 which are provided with longitudinal slots 7 in the lower portion thereof. At the top the connection between the lazy tongs and bars 6 is pivotal. The connection between the lazy tongs and bars 6 at the bottom is a sliding one and is formed by passing heavy rivets 8 through the lazy tongs and slots 7 and heading them within the channels of bars 6. At the bottom bars 6 are slotted and clamps 9 are pivotally connected thereto by rivets 10 so that when the clamps are secured to the running board 11 of the automobile 12 bars 6 and tongs 5 hold packages placed on the running board inside the tongs preventing them from slipping off the running board. The clamps have shoulders 13 which prevent the bars from turning beyond the vertical when turning away from the machine. By this construction it will be seen that I have provided a carrier that can be quickly attached to or detached from the running board of the machine, and one which can be adjusted as to length, and which can be folded down upon the running Specification of Letters Patent.

PATENT QFFICE,

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA.

LUGGAGE CARRIER.

Patented June 20, 1922.

, 1919. Serial No. 312,311.

board when not wanted for use, or can be- Having described my invention what I claim is:

1. A luggage carrier comprising a lazy tongs, bars pivotally secured to one edge of the lazy tongs and slidably connected to the other edge of the lazy tongs, and clamps pivotally secured to said bars, some of said bars being at the ends and others intermediate the ends of the lazy tongs, the bars intermediate the ends of the lazy tongs each being pivotally secured to the end joint-of a pair of lazy tongs members, and slidably secured to the end joint of the pair of lazy tongs members pivoted to the first pair.

2. A luggage carrier comprising a lazy tongs; U-shaped bars pivotally secured to one edge of the lazy tongs and slidably connected to the other edge of the lazy tongs; and clamps pivotally secured to said bars, said clamps having shoulders to prevent the bars from turning more than ninety degrees.

3. In combination with a vehicle body provided with a running board, of a lazy tong construction, a plurality of supporting standards pivotally attached at intervals to one edge of said lazy tong construction and slidably attached at intervals to the other edge of said lazy tong construction, each standard being pivotally and slidably attached to the lazy tong construction, and a clamping means pivotally attached to the lower end of each of said. supporting standards adapted to engage the vehicle running board to maintain said lazy tong construction'in an extensible and rigid position, some of said standards bein at the ends and other intermediate the ends of the lazy tongs, the standards intermediate the ends of the lazy tongs each being pivotally secured to the end joint of a pair of lazy tongs members, and slidably secured to the end joint of the pair of lazy tongs members pivoted to the first pair.

In witness that I claim the foregoing I have hereunto subscribed my name this 18th day of April, 1919. 

